Pinnacle Entertainment Appoints Humberto Trueba, Jr. Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Training
October 27 2003 - 3:42PM
PR Newswire (US)
Pinnacle Entertainment Appoints Humberto Trueba, Jr. Senior Vice
President of Human Resources and Training LAS VEGAS, Oct. 27
/PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. today
announced the appointment of Humberto "HT" Trueba, Jr. to the
position of Senior Vice President of Human Resources and Training.
Mr. Trueba joins Pinnacle Entertainment, Inc. from Citicard, a
division of Citigroup Inc., a diversified global financial services
holding company providing a broad range of financial services to
200 million consumers and corporate customers in over 100 countries
and territories. He served as National Training and Performance
Director for the Credit Card division. In this role, he
successfully led the initial training development and orientation
of the Home Depot Credit Service portfolio launch. Prior to
Citigroup, Mr. Trueba held various senior-level positions in Human
Resources and Training for TeleTech, a global customer relationship
and outsourcing solutions company that employs more than 27,000
professionals spanning North America, Latin America, Asia-Pacific
and Europe. He has also worked for Walt Disney World as a senior
manager in Park and Resort Operations, Human Resources, Training
and Development and Organizational Design. He worked on several
grand openings for Disney's park and resort operations, including
Animal Kingdom, Coronado, Disney Cruise Lines, Blizzard Beach,
Disney Wide World of Sports and Disney All Star Sport. His academic
achievements include a Bachelor's degree and a Master's degree in
Food Science and Industry from Kansas State University. He also
holds an executive MBA from the University of Denver and
certifications from the University of Michigan and the Society for
Human Resource Management in the areas of Human Resources,
Training, Instructional Development and Organizational Development.
Mr. Trueba will lead Pinnacle Entertainment's company-wide human
resources and training strategy. He will work alongside Art
Goldberg, the Company's Senior Vice President of Risk Management
and Benefits. Both Messrs. Trueba and Goldberg will report to Wade
Hundley, the Company's Chief Operating Officer. "I've always
admired Disney's success in hiring, motivating and retaining
customer-oriented employees. As we've pulled together the new
Pinnacle management team, I've looked high and low for someone in
this important role who could help us emulate that approach in the
gaming industry," commented Daniel R. Lee, Pinnacle's Chairman and
CEO. "HT has the personality and experience to help us be the
employer-of-choice in the industry and to help our employees
understand the importance of being customer-centric. We are very
pleased to have him join our team." "I'm very excited to work with
the Pinnacle's leadership team in shaping and molding the Company's
new direction," said Mr. Trueba. "I look forward to leveraging my
leadership experience in building a high-performance HR and
training organization to support the General Managers at our
properties and to ensure a successful opening of our Lake Charles
project." About Pinnacle Entertainment Pinnacle Entertainment owns
and operates seven casinos (four with hotels) in Nevada,
Mississippi, Louisiana, Indiana and Argentina, and receives lease
income from two card club casinos, both in the Los Angeles
metropolitan area. The Company also is developing a major casino
resort in Lake Charles, Louisiana, subject to continued compliance
with the conditions of the Louisiana Gaming Control Board. For
further information, please contact Dan Lee, Chairman & CEO,
+1-702-784-7777, Steve Capp, CFO, +1-702-784-7777, or Wade Hundley,
COO, +1-702-784-7777, all of Pinnacle Entertainment; or Sean
Collins, partner, CCG Investor/Public Relations, +1-818-789-0100,
for Pinnacle Entertainment. The Private Securities Litigation
Reform Act of 1995 provides a "safe harbor" for forward-looking
statements. Forward-looking information involves important risks
and uncertainties that could significantly affect future results
and, accordingly, such results may differ from those expressed in
forward-looking statements made by or on behalf of Pinnacle
Entertainment. Pinnacle Entertainment cautions that these
statements are qualified by important factors that could cause
actual results to differ materially from those reflected by the
forward-looking statements contained herein. DATASOURCE: Pinnacle
Entertainment, Inc. CONTACT: Dan Lee, Chairman & CEO,
+1-702-784-7777, Steve Capp, CFO, +1-702-784-7777, or Wade Hundley,
COO, +1-702-784-7777, all of Pinnacle Entertainment; or Sean
Collins, partner, CCG Investor/Public Relations, +1-818-789-0100,
for Pinnacle Entertainment
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